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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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