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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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