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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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