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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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