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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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