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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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