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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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