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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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