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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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