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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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