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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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