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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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