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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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