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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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