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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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