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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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