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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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