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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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