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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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