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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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