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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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