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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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