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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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