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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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