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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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