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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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