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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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