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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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