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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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