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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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