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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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