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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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