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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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