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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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