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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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