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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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