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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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