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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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