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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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