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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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