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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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