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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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