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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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