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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators 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 teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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