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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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