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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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