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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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