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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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