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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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