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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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