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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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