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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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