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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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