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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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