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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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