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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major 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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