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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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