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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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