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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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