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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly 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 education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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