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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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