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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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