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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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