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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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