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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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