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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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