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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. 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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