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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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