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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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