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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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