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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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