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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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