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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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