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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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