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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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