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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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