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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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