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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers 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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