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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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