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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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