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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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