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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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