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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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