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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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