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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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