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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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