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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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