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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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