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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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