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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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