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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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