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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations 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 low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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