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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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