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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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