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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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