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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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