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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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