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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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