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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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