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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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