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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key 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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