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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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