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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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