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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the 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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