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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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