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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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