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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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