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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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