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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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