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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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