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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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