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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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