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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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