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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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