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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important 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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