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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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