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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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