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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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