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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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