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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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