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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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