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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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