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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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