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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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