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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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