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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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