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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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