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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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