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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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