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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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