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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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