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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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