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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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