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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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