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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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