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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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