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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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