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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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