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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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