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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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