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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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