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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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