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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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