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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates 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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