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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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