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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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