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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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