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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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