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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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