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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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