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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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