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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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