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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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