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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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