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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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