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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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