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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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