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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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