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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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