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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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