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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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