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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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