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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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