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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily 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 several topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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