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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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