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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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