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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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