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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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