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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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