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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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