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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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