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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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