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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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 open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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