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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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