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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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