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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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