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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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