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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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