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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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