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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important 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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