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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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