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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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