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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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