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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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