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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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