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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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