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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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