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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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