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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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