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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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