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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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