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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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