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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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