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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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