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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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