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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education