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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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