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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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