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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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