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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the key 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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