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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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