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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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