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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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