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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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