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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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