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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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