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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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