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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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