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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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