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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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