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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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