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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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