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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in 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. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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