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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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