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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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