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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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