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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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