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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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