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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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