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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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