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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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