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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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