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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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