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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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