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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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