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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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