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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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