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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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