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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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