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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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