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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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