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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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