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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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