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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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