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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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