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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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