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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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