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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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