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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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