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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire 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 educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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