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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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