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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators 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 assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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