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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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