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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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