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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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