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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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