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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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