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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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