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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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