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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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