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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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