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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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