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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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