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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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