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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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