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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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