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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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