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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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