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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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