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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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