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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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