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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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