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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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