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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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