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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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