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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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