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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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