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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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