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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the 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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