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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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