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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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