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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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