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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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