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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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