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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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