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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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