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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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