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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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