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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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