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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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