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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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