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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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