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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the 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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