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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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