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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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