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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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