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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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