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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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