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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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