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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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