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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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