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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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