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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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