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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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