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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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