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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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