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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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