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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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