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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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