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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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