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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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