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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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