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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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