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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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