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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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