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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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