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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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