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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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