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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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