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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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