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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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