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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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