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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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