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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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