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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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