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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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