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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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