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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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