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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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