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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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