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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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