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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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