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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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