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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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