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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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