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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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