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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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