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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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