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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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