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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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