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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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