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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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