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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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