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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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