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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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