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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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