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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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