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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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