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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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