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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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