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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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