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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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