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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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