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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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