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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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