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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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