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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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