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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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