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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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