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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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