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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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