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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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