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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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