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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors 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 assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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