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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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