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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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