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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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