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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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