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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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