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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Denmark to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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