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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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