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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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