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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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