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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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