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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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