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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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