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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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