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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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