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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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