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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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