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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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