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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the 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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