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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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