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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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