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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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