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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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