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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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