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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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