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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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