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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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