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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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