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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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