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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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