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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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