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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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