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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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