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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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