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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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