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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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