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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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