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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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