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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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