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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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