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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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