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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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