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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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