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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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