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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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