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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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