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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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