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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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