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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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