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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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