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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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