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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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