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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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