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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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