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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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