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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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