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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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