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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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