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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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