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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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