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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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