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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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