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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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