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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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