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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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