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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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