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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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