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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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