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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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