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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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