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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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