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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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