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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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