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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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