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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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