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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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