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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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