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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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