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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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