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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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