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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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