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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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