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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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