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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the 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 book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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