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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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