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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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