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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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