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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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