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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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