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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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