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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open 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 optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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