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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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