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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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