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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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