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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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