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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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