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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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