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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important 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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