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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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