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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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