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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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