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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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