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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What 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 educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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