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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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