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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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