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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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