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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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