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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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