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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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