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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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