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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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