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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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