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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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