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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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