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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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