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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free for students 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 topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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