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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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