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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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