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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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