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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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