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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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