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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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