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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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