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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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