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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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