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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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