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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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