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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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