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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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