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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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