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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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