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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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