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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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