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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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