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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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