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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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