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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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