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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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