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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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