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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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