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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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