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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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