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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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