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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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