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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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