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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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