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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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