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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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