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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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