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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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