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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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