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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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