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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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