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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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