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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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