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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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