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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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