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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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