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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes 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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